APPLIED COMPLIANCE TRACK: The Complexities of RESPA Section 8 – Strategies for Compliance and Risk Management

Richard J. Andreano, Jr., Esq., CMCP

Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP

Richard J. Andreano, Jr., is the Practice Leader of the Mortgage Banking Group at Ballard Spahr, and a member of the Consumer Financial Services Group. He has devoted over 35 years of practice to mortgage banking, and consumer finance law. Rich advises the mortgage and settlement service industries on regulatory compliance and related matters, including issues arising out of the COVID-19 national emergency, as well as issues concerning TILA, RESPA, ECOA, FairHA, HMDA, FCRA and other laws, and assists with government agency examinations and investigations. Rich is the author of the MBA Compliance Essentials Loan Originator Compensation Rule Resource Guide™ and co-author of the MBA Compliance Essentials TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) Resource Guide.

Holly Spencer Bunting

Partner, Mayer Brown LLP

Holly Bunting is a partner in Mayer Brown’s Washington DC office and a member of the Financial Services Regulatory & Enforcement group. Holly represents companies in the mortgage lending, title insurance and real estate industries on regulatory compliance matters and defends clients subject to government audits, investigations and enforcement proceedings. She provides counsel on federal and state consumer credit and protection laws, and focuses particular attention on assisting companies in complying with the anti-kickback requirements of RESPA, including counseling clients on the creation and operation of affiliated business arrangements, reviewing proposed and existing business relationships, and drafting agreements and disclosures.

Michael Y. Kieval

Partner, Weiner Brodsky Kider PC

Michael Y. Kieval is a Partner at financial services boutique Weiner Brodsky Kider PC, in Washington, DC, where he heads the firm's licensing and state law practice. He also provides federal regulatory compliance advice to clients large and small, and represents companies in the financial services and mortgage industries nationwide in state and federal litigation, including numerous RESPA Section 8 class actions, as well as government investigations, and both federal and state examinations and enforcement actions. Michael regularly speaks to industry audiences about the CFPB, regulatory compliance, and cybersecurity.